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Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-12-01
English Love for American
Money.

London Letter to san Francisco Argonaut.
Now, there is another thing upon
which would like to say word or
two. when on this subject, which, in a
certain way, suggests it. 1t is the
marriage OF American girls to English.
men. How many OF these marriages
are there that we, can put our finger
upon, that money did not come from
the lady, and a title from the gentle-
menG Not one, II not in PRESENT., it
is in iuturo. III tho girl hasn't for
tune, she viii have one; il the man
hasn't n title, he is sure sooner or
later, to come into one, or be in some
way related toa man or woman who
has a title. Take the marriages OF
Lord Randolph Churchill to Miss
Jerome; Captain Paget to Miss
Minnie stevens; SIR Thomas
Hesketh to Miss sharon; Mr..
Leslie to another Miss Jerome; Mr.
Cavendish, Bentinck TO Miss Living.
stone; aud Others, that can't think
oil just now IL Is true,i has been said
that Lord Mandeville didn't get lar.
thing with Miss Yznasa, and that his
father, the Duke OF Manchester, was
awiully angry about it, But can
hardly believe II. Sir John lister kavo
married Lady Mnndevi e's sister, Ii
is not the way OF Enghshmen. OF pres.
ent or prospective title or high family,
to marry n woman without money.
A girl with money in England il like a
barrel OF molasses in July. You can't
count the flies. And then. n girl, even
without money, Is surrounded by the
most absurd rules aud regulations.
Love marriages won't do. II man
Is content to marry n girl without any
fortune he isn't encouraged much by
her papa and mamma, unless he is
able and willing TO make good set.
Element upon her, which must be slgn-
ed, sealed aud delivered before the
ring goes on. Then. too, the
engagement is " depressing pc.
riod oi existence Tor ~
man. He can't have any fun. ie
mustn't 90 about with his Ilancee. lie
can / escort her alone to u ball, party
or the theatre. A biz brother or her
portiy father has to 20, tool Every
thing ~ propriety run into the ground
and to the verge OF nonsense, No won.
der then that Englshmen Jump with
delight at the comparative ease with
which iii they have u beggarly title)
they got IN American girl with BAGS
full OF golden "twenties" No won.
der that when he courtship and term
OF engagement are conducted on nat.
ural, rational principles, and u man
given n chance TO dlcently kiss his
sweetheart now and then, that En-.
glishmen unaccustomed to such privil.
eyes under such circumstance, should
be attracted to America to find wife.
OF course, speak OF the custom OF the
upper classes only. Among the mid.
die classes, there il more If, edom, But
an ,Englishman Of the apper class
couldn't think OF marrying II middle
class girl, unless she had such y lot OF
money M to make amends for every
other defect and deficiency
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-12-01
The Signs of Drunkenness.
From tho Family Physician.

From tho Family Physician.
The symptoms OF drunkenness. be
it observed, ale all paralytic, and are
all due to loss OF nervous power. and
of voluntary control The flushing OF
the face shows the paralysis OF tine
small blood vessels; soon the sipsnod
utterance shows the want OF voluu-
tary control over some Of the muscles
OF articulation; the double vision in
dicates the loss OF accommodating
power in the eyes, and the staggering
gait shows that the loss OF control
has extended to the larger muscles;
lastly, the drunkard falls PROSTATE in
n condition so closely resembling apo
plexy that the most experienced oc.
casionally fail rightly TO distinguish
the one from the other, II the intern
perate use OF alcohol he persisted in
there soon results % degeneration OF
all the TISSUES OF tue body. The nerv-
Gus tissues are, perhaps, the first to
suffer, and the shaking hand and tot.
tering gait are infallibly followed by n
similar totterng OF the intellectual and
moral faculties. The stomach resents
the constant introduction into it OF
ardent spirits, and soon refuses proper
ly to digest iood. The liver and kid
news give out in u similar way, and
the impairment OF their functions
causes terrible dropsy. The heart
gets fatty and weak, he lungs lose
their fresh elasticity, and soon there's
not n tissue in the body which has
not, in one way or another, succumb
ed to the Entertainment to which it
has been subjected.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-12-01
An Old Soldier,

Among the names OF those who
have been decorated with the Medal
81 Honor is that OF Sergeant James
Fegan, who for thirty.iiye years was
a soldier in the United States army.
His record shows that he enlisted In
1901, Ie-enlisted several times partici.
pated in thirty battles, and was
wounded five or six times. Army reg
ulations ordain that the funeral es.
cort OF sergeant shall consist OF
six teen .privates. commanded by u
sergeant. and accompanied by the
non,commissioned officers of the COM
pany wearing side.arms only.
When Sergeant Fegap died at Fort
Shaw, Montana, the colonel ordered
out the whole garrison to- follow the
remains OF a man whoseyears oftaith
iul service and brave deeds were
thought worthy OF extraordinary
honor
Fegan was an Irishman who loved
tho service, and delighted to partici.
pate in its duties and dangers. One
day in 1867, when his regiment WAS
ut Fort Dodge, on the banks OF the
Arkansas, Fegan called at tho adobe
hut OF his first lieutenant, accom-.
panied By his wife and son,
lie called to put twenty.eicht hun.
dred dollars in the lieutenant's hands
To keep for him, Standing erect, six
feet two inches in height, he put his
left hand on the little boys head,
saluted with his right hand, and said
"laitnintl the proudest feather in
his fathers cap it win be when he sees
this lad iaducated like an officer
and u glntleman. An we've got tho
money to do it--too--haven't we,
ould woman Dhrop curtsy, WON.
an! Richt.hand salute, James, to tho
liitinintv"
When the son grew up he enlisted in
the fathers regiment, He was pro.
noted to be first sergeant OF tho com,
pany and thus there was presented
the singular spectacle OF father and
con serving rs sergeants IN the same
regiment.
Fegan senior was respectful and
soldlerly IN his demennor TO officers,
who were to him OF the quality"
and he exacted similar respect tohm.
self when on duty.
One night ut The guard house. he,
being the sergeant OF the guard was
addressed by u recruit as Jim"
Whackl and the raw recruit was
Spawning
Jim, is it2" roared the irate ser,
geant, "Whin I'm on dhuty it's Ser.
gednt' Faygan' yen call me, Whin
Pm of 'huty, thin, an not till thin,
I'm Jim. Dye mind III Dye mind
itpp
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-12-01
ARIZONA GOLD.
A Rich Find Hut Not Vet Fully Tested
as 90 Extent.

ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, Nov. &C. ASince
the publication of great strike made on
the Hassayampa river. a few miles south
of Prescott, A. t.. in which over $40, 90
worth of gold-bearng ore is reported in
sight and as much as $1,000 taken from
single pocket, the wires have been bur
dened with private dispatches asking the
truth of the assertion. Ii was ascertained
tonight that Mr.. Frank Cockburn, man
ager of the Prescott Sampling Works,
was in the city, and from him the follow
ing is cleaned: He positively stated that
the mine is undoubtedly the richest yet
discovered in Arizona, but says that there
has not been sufficient development work
on it to justify the statement that It Is
one Of the worlds bonanzas. The ore
which has been taken out and that which
is exposed is marvelously rich, running AS
high as first reported, but to what extent
the ore runs must be determined by OK
tensiye developments. All the ore Is in
the nature of very rich pockets. and the
owners have so far realized immensely
from their discovery. He alsa stated that
the strike had created considerable excite
ment among the people of Prescott and
neghborhopd, and that the mine Is visit
cd daily by hundreds. The ledge, he
claims, runs north and south, and the
shaft is only down fifteen feet.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-12-01
A jumpers Close Call.
OIL City Derrick.

VII WY l'cFTitk.
Talking about narrow escapes"
said Frank Eastwood "a number OF
years ago u cousin OF mine and my
self were working opposite tours
pumping u well on the Foster farm,
near Pioneer. In those days they
used to clean well by pouring Jour
or five barrel, OF benzine into it and
pumping it out again. One day they
were benzining q well about 80 feet
above the one was working on, and
nearly the same distance below tho
house in which my cousin lived. One
OF the men saved n pail Of the benzine
to wash his clothes in and the rest
had been poured into the well, The
pump was working hard TO get the
stun out OF the well again, when in
some manner IL communicated with
the fra and set the boiler ablaze. My
cousin, who was Just going into the
house with pail OF water, snt down
the pail and ran down to tho fire.
One Of the men who was working on
the well ran into the boiler house, and
seeing the pail OF benzine sitting there
thought it was water and turned to
throw it on the fire and dashed it all
over my cousin. In an instant he
was all ailame. He never said aword.
but turned and ran for the derrick.
The snow at the lower side was about
ten feet deep and into this he plunged
head first. His wife. who saw him run
ming all aiilc, snatched " quilt oil the
bed and doused Unto thepail oiwater
which he had brought. Then she ran
down and helped him out OF tlesnow.
lie was hardly scorched, but il he had
hesitated hall n minute he would have
been burned to death. His presence
of mind saved him."
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-12-01
IOWA DIVORCES.
special Agent sherman Gives Some
Statistics.

WATERLOO, Nov. 30.--John T. Sher-
man, special agent of the National La
Dor Bureau. has been in the city for the
past few days compiling statistics in re-
gard to divorces granted for the twenty
years ending January l. 1887. He has
visited thirty of the ninety nine counties
in Iowa, including Polk county, in which
Des Moines is located, and several of the
other more populous counties. He finds
that during the past twenty years there
have been 1854 divorces in these thirty.
four counties. Polk county shows the
largest number of divorces granted dur
ing this period-7l2. Black Hawk county
is second with 3l4, Jasper county third
with 295, Woodbury. county fourth with
300. Osceola county had the fewest,
only fourteen divorces haying been grant
ed in that county in twenty years.
In more than half the cases wilful
desertion was the cause with adultery,
inhuman treatment, habitual drunk.
enness and other causes follow
ing in the order named. In abont
two thirds of the cases divorces were
granted to the women, and the average
period of the married life of the parties
divorced was from three to five years. In
some cases, however. the time was much
longer, and one case was reported in
Jasper county In which couple were
divorced who were the parents of twenty
;ane children. In Plymouth county case
is reported where man sold his wife for
two hundred dollars and arranged for her
to obtain II divorce in order to marry the
man who paid the money. The nativity
Of large majority Of the people divorced
was American, and a large number came
from New York State Mr. Sherman an d
l.. c. Hendersh"tt are the agents of the
bureau for Iowa. They expecI to suspend
the work on the first of the m nth ON ac-
count of failure Of appropriation. Mr..
Sherman's figures cover about one-thirG
of the State.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-12-01
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN IOWA.
The Case OF Charles BiIloyvs OF Charles
City.

WATERLOO, Noy. 26.-The first judicial
hanging in Iowa for twenty years will
take place at Charles City. December 10,
unless the plea Of insanity saves Charles
ISillows' neck. On the 9Th of July. 1886,
BIllows murdered his neice, a'young lady
named Alice Waterman, near Charlie
City. Billows had been a street car driver
in Minneapolis, but lost his job for drunk
enness. He then went to the residence
Of bis brother-in-aw, George B. Water
man, near Charles City, to work. While
there he became infatuated with Alice
Waterman, who was handsome girl Of
sixteen. His attentions to her, were not
eceived with favor, and her father finally
forbade him the house. This angered
Billows greatly and he made threats to
which. however, no attenti was paid.
This happened in June, 1886. July 4th
Billows invited Alice to go to the picnic
with him. She refused and he b u ht II
revolver On the morning OF July 9Th he
went TO a neighbours named Wilcox, at
whose placo'she was staying for few
days, and asked her to come out doors;
she did so. when he drew revolver and
fred She sank to the ground, and sec
ing that the shot was not fatal. Billows
ran up to lier and in spite of her intreaties
,ciLed her hands and pulling them away
fred second time. the shottaking effect
in her left breast and killing her instant
ly. Mr.. Wilcox, who heard the shots,
ran up to the scene. Bilows fired one
shot at himself and then threw the revolt
yer at Wilcox. The latter knocked him
down with pitchfork and secured him.
On trial the plea urged was insanity, but
it was unavailing, and Billows was found
guilty of murder and sentenced to be
hanged after spending a year.in the pen
itentiary at Anamosa.
As the time for execution approaches
his friends arc trying to haye the question
of his insanity passed upon again, and
Gov. Larrabee has directed that com
mission be summoned for that purpose.
The people of Charles City have no sym
pathy for him and it is the general opip-
ion that his insanity is all feigned.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-12-01
ARENSDORPS TRIAL.
Eight Witnesses for tho Defense
Testify.

Sioux CITY, Nov 28.-Eight witnesses
were examined in the Arensdorf case to-
day, and IL is said now that Granda, one
of the co-c6nSpirators who Is under in.
dictment, will be put on the stand to-
morrow, so ii is impossible to tell when
the case will be given to tho jury. A.
Everett, one of the witnesses swore to the
previous good character of Arensdorf and
the bad character of Leavitt. J.. Il. Ling.
worthy and J. Il. Frederikson testified to
seeing Leader and Hart on the night of
the murder, and at the place where Leader
testified they were, both before and after
the shooting Alderman Grady swore
that he did not see John Robson at
Junks on the night of the murder and
didn't believe he was there j. g. Peter
son, alias Juhl, occupied the stand a good
portion o. the day. He said he witnessed
the murder from in front of the Lone Stir
restaurant, about 100 feet distant, and said
il was not Arensdorf VIII, fired the shot
but man who answered the description
of Leavitt Witness also says he believes
it was Leatitt but would not swear
positively. Witness also said he had
been offered 5000 by Attorney Murphy if
he would make statement to the effect
was one Of the attorneys for the prosecu.
tioH for short time. Juhl's testimony
was much weakened by the cross exam.
inati0n. Wan. Smith was another eye
witness but does not tell who did the
shooting. but says it was not Arensdori.
He was locking out Of an upper window
in the Columbia House, he says, and saw
Haddock shot, but did not go down stairs
as be was dsrobed and ready for bed.
HIS testimony is remarkable and were it
true,wonld show queer state of affairs.
The statement has been made by several
outside papers that the leading business
men have contributed to the fund for the
defense. In one case 1t is said that A. s
Garetson had given large sum. This
is denied. in toto by that gentle
man Certain as it is that the
case is stirring up much bitter feeling
here's aud as Arensdorf is practically
without funds, his friends are no doubt
putting up for the expense but that there
is anything like an organized effort TO
raise money is not believed In fact the
defense had not been near so expensive
as has been pictured, and the defense is
as hard up for funds as the prosecution
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-12-01
A SoCiabie Spirit.

Sylvanus Wynant and his wife were
young married couple and lived
about five miles southwest OF Ander-
son, Ind Near by. lived family by
the name Of Graney. A young lady,
Miss Julia Graney, and Mrs, Wynant
were particular friends. Recently Mrs.
Wynant took suddenly i'll and died.
Thegrief OF the young lady friend was
unconsolnble. On the morning after
the funeral OF Mrs. Wynant, as Julia
Graney was ut her household duties
in the kitchen, she saw her dear friend
going about the dooryard, 'Fhespirit
beckoned to the young la w, who
with it. Upon her return to the
kitchen she told her sister Ella
what she had seen. and repeated
the conversation. On the next,
morning julia again met che
spirit, this time at the pump. and her
sister'Ella saw her conversins with It.
The family became alarmed but We're
quoted by Julia telling them that she
had an appointment with the ghost"
at the COW pasture gate next morning,
and that Ella had permission to. nc
company her The ghost was TO APP
pear on white horse.
As was the custom the Two. girls
went next morning to take the. cows
to pasture, and, as they approached
the gate leading into the field, Julia
4 Al. A. Ia .<x,,
u white horse. ;.
Ella could not see the ,pirit but
saw her sister approach and shake
hands in pantomime and could hear
the words OF the two IN conversation.
She asked questions and received an.
swers, but could see nothing, Fl,
nally the spirit, ghost or whatever it
was, bid them IN aifectionate fare
well, said she could visit them no
more, and faded away.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-12-01
A bear internpted a baptism in

A bear interrupted baptism in
Whitley comfy, kentucky, on recent
Sunday. The pastor OF the New Salem
Baptist church was abort to mmerse
u new convert when the appearance OF
the animal caused the crowd to dis.
perserapidly. Thepreacher fled, leaving
the woman who was about to be bap-
tized in the middle OF the stream.
She made her escape, however, the bear
paying little attention to her.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-12-01
SOME OLD WORLD NEWS.

Lord Lytton has been elected lord
rector of the Glasgow university
Colonel Doping and friends have de-
cided to bring action against Gladstone
for SANDER.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-12-01
"A school in the village of we-chobI,

A school in the village Of We-chobi,'
tritzkioi, Russia, was destroyed by fire a
few nights ago A large number Of girls
were sleeping on the upper floors. Sixteen
were burned to death.
--Grevy, Nov. 27th, formally Informed
Rouyier Of his resolution to resign
the Presidency of France and said
that he would send q message to the
Senate and Chamber. Rouvier proceeded
at once 10 the residence Of Floquct to
announce the resignation Of the president
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-12-01
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Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-12-01
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COACHES PALACES
and SaEEP5E CARS DINING SARs
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-12-01
THE FAMOUS ALBERT LEA ROUTE


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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-05
Love in EOrsYth.

Cumming (Ga.) cor. atlanta journal.
a young man from jackson county
brought blushing girl into town last
week, TOO young for the license law, but
after two days and a night of anxious
efforts, he came and halted in front of the
store in which Esquire Sims makes his
headquarters and demanded to be
"cemented." Now the Squire IS a strict
observer of propriety, ana withal an ex-
ceedingly modest man, hence protested
against a street ceremony. But l want
Witnesses" argued the young man. 81
want Witnesses, und er heap Nv 'em. Yer
see, they've all bin fightIn' it, her nam und
my nam, her dad und my dad. Nam
wanted me ter marry grass wilder with
no back hair, cause she has muly COW
what works in harness und brings twins
every year; but don't want no stock in
that sort don't, I'd rither live with
this gal und eat turnip tops und COW peas
| bad; and now we wants 10 be cemented
right here in the street." But the weaver
OF nuptial knots finally prevailed on the
couple to come in doors, where the cere-
mony was performed after the most al
proved pattern, when they made break
tor the highway, the groom forgetting
marriage fee or even a rural thank'ee.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-05

faulty was a very striking and feenng
one-a buggy trace and muscular arm
Our readers will remember an aiIusloh
by the Constitution several months ago
to the ravages made upon the cattle anu,
ia fact, stock of every character, from the
setting hen in the fence corner 10 the
valuable mich cow turned out OF the pen
IN the morning, not TO come back again.
by the rOgues in this section OF our coun-
ty, and at that time the farmers were
growing desperate over the con,
tnual loss of cattle, sheep anu
hogs, and threatened to do violence 10
the next man on whom rested strong CIT
cumstantial evidence Of his having been
in the cattle business; but since then we
have heard of no one losing any STOCK,
and think Hen must have concluded 10
try "Georgy" beef and pullets. 1nere
was another man, named Willis =,
whom the regulators wished TO help them
catch loose mule, but, on coming out OF
his house and ere be had gone many yards
from his door, he became suspicious ofthe
crowd of men which confronted him, ana
fed back, the regulators firing on
him as he ran. Willis Is carrying
his gun and says he will "Drap. De
man what calls him ter de door ergin,"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-05
From Ex-senator A.. Daegett.

The Hon. Albert Daggett, writing from
the Senate Chamber, Albany, New York,
says:
l have used Allcock's Porous PIasters
tor the past ten years with marked re-
suits. L have found them especially
effective when depleted and worn out
from weeks of incessant labors in politi-
cal campaigns; the application of them to
my chest and spine gave ME great RELIEF
when my voice had become hoarse anG
worn down from speaking in the open air
They seemed to act as a tonic to the
whole system, curing the soreness conse-
queRt from Over-eXertion and restoring
the tone Of the system more readily than
any rem 'dy | have ever found. l have
also used them for rheumatism with very
beneficial results.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-05
Address Registered Letters to
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK,
New Orleans, La.

pEMCMQED That the presence OF Cen
EMDE0 erals Beauregard and Early,
who are IN charge of the drawings, is a guar
antee of absolute fairness and integrity, that
the chances are an equal. and that no one can
possibly divine what numbers Will draw "a
Prize. All parties, therefore, advertising TO
guarantee Prizes in this Lottery. or holding
out any other impossible inducements. are
swindlers, and only aim to deceive and de-
frauG the unwary.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-05

2,l79 Prizes, amounting to............S 53b, 900
Application for rates TO clubs should pe
made only TO tho Office Of the Company in
New Orleans.
For further Information writs clearly, CIV
ing full address. POSTAL NOTES. Express
Money Orders. or New York Exchange In
ordinary etter. Currency Oy Express tatour
expensel addressed ID. A. DAUPHIN,
orM. A. DAUPHIN. WashlnEton, b. g.